Professional services firm KPMG has appointed a new Chief Information Officer to its Australian operations. 

Craig Wishart (pictured) has joined KPMG Australia as Chief Information Officer (CIO). He replaces Anthony Stevens, who now leads the firm’s Digital Services team in the newly-created role of Chief Digital Officer. 

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Wishart joins from UXC Ltd where he was CIO and Chief Technology Officer, with global responsibility for the ICT function. Prior to this he was CIO and Executive General Manager for Customer Services at Service Stream. He has held various executive IT roles at ANZ Bank, Telstra, Rio Tinto and Sensis. He is also an Advisory Board Member of the CIO Executive Council Australia and New Zealand. He has commenced his new role this month, and is based in Melbourne.

«Craig Wishart is very well placed to lead our IT Services team, with his extensive experience and cross-industry exposure. He also has significant global expertise and is highly regarded for his cloud platform, security and risk and ICT transformation capabilities,» said Damian Templeton, Chief Financial Officer of KPMG Australia.